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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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